office is an English word that means desk. Originates in Latin officium, being related to the scope of work.
One office it is a place, a room, group of rooms or building with the objective of managing a company or organization with commercial or industrial purpose. Ex: He is the funniest person in the office. / He's the funniest person in the office.
Furthermore, in English the word office can also indicate a position of authority, being a word often used to describe political positions. Ex: The president is running for office again. / The president will run for the position again.
A person who is self-employed or who works from home has a home office, an English expression meaning "home office".
In the field of information technology, the expression back office indicates the non-visible part of a website where the website is edited and maintained. On the contrary, front office, is every part that is visible to visitors to the site.
Microsoft Office
Office is also the name given to a set of programs created by Microsoft to help the user in office work (and beyond).
Microsoft Office contains programs such as Microsoft Word (to create and edit text), Microsoft Excel (to create spreadsheets, spreadsheets, etc.), Microsoft PowerPoint (to create presentations) and some others.
See too:
- Back office
- Home Office
